Madeleine McCann

Woman who has claimed to be Madeleine McCann charged with stalking

Julia Wandel, also known as Julia Wandelt arrested at Bristol Airport

Fri Feb 21 2025 - 10:51

American Murder: Gabby Petito review - A chilling look at the darker reality behind the smiles on social media

Television: The Netflix story is told from the perspective of Petito, who is given a voice through the participation of her family

Tue Feb 18 2025 - 12:10

How Hazel Behan was treated in German rape trial of Madeleine McCann suspect

Presiding judge Uta Engemann has been criticised for her lack of sensitivity and empathy with Hazel Behan. She asked questions that prompted regular gasps from the public gallery

Tue Oct 08 2024 - 20:14

Chief suspect in Madeleine McCann case acquitted by German court of rape of Irish woman

Accusations against Christian Brückner, unrelated to McCann case, included the sexual assault of Hazel Behan

Tue Oct 08 2024 - 10:53

‘I believe this man is the attacker’: Irish woman accuses Madeleine McCann suspect in rape case

Hazel Behan tells German court of ‘very unusual’ email from Christian Brückner’s defence lawyer before trial

Fri May 17 2024 - 05:00

Irish woman says she will ‘never forget’ eyes of alleged rapist and chief suspect in Madeleine McCann case

Hazel Behan (40) told court she feared for her life during ‘hateful, aggressive’ assault in Portugal 20 years ago

Thu May 16 2024 - 14:06

Irish woman gives evidence of brutal rape 20 years ago allegedly by chief suspect in Madeleine McCann disappearance

Hazel Behan, from Mullingar, testified on Wednesday at trial of German man Christian Brückner (47) on rape and indecent assault charges in Portugal between 2000 and 2017

Wed May 15 2024 - 17:08

Madeleine McCann suspect chooses to stay silent in separate German trial

Christian Brueckner faces three counts of rape and two of sexual abuse of children in Braunschweig state court

Fri Feb 23 2024 - 18:27

The true-crime dilemma: ‘Family of people who have been harmed could hear these stories’

Phoebe Judge and Lauren Spohrer, who are bringing their Criminal podcast to Ireland this week, set out to go beyond sensationalism in their reporting

Tue Feb 20 2024 - 05:15

Rape trial involving Madeleine McCann suspect adjourned over alleged ‘assassination’ posts

Alleged victims of Christian Brückner include Dublin woman

Fri Feb 16 2024 - 10:31

Madeleine McCann suspect to face trial on separate sex assault charges

Christian Brueckner faces three charges of aggravated rape and two of sexual abuse of children between 2000 and 2017

Thu Feb 15 2024 - 23:38

Fake news trolls have persecuted innocent McCanns for 15 years

Wrong assumptions resulted in casual public destruction of grieving parents

Wed May 25 2022 - 00:24

‘New evidence’ found against suspect in Madeleine McCann case

German prosecutor says investigators ‘sure’ about guilt of Christian Brueckner

Wed May 04 2022 - 13:46

Madeleine McCann: Parents welcome ‘progress in the investigation’

Portuguese police declare German man formal suspect in disappearance of child

Fri Apr 22 2022 - 10:09

Madeleine McCann case: Suspect formally identified by Portuguese police

First time prosecutors identify official suspect since toddler’s parents cleared in 2007

Thu Apr 21 2022 - 23:14

‘We’re waiting for you’: A message to Madeleine McCann on her 18th birthday

Group says it will never give up search for girl who went missing in Portugal in 2007

Thu May 13 2021 - 08:41

Prosecutor disputes claim McCann suspect to be charged with Irish woman’s rape

Christian Brückner is chief suspect in child’s disappearance and for assault of Hazel Behan

Mon May 03 2021 - 18:50

Madeleine McCann: Police in Germany ‘find cellar’ during allotment search

Cellar reportedly found on plot used by main suspect in case as two-day search ends

Thu Jul 30 2020 - 12:10

Madeleine McCann case: German police to continue Hanover site search

Prosecutor’s office confirms investigators began excavating garden allotment on Monday

Tue Jul 28 2020 - 18:05

Rebekah Vardy denies leaking stories as she launches ‘Wagatha Christie’ libel action

Vardy is seeking substantial damages for ‘public ridicule’ after claim by Coleen Rooney

Fri Jul 24 2020 - 20:06

Irish rape victim asks McCann detectives to review her case after hearing about new suspect

Woman says German man was convicted of sex assault bearing similarity to own ordeal

Tue Jun 09 2020 - 10:40

Madeleine McCann suspect investigated over missing German girl

Investigation opens into whether child sex offender is linked to 2015 disappearance of five-year-old

Fri Jun 05 2020 - 14:03

Madeleine McCann case: ‘We assume the girl is dead’, German prosecutors say

German child sex offender (43) is being investigated on suspicion of murder

Fri Jun 05 2020 - 06:06

Madeleine McCann: A timeline of key dates and developments

Three-year-old vanished from Praia da Luz while on holiday with her family in 2007

Thu Jun 04 2020 - 10:03

Madeleine McCann case: Police identify German prisoner as suspect

British and German police issue appeal amid ‘significant development’

Wed Jun 03 2020 - 20:16

Netflix UK and Ireland reveals its most-watched releases for 2019

The Crown fails to make an impact while Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman shows strongly

Tue Dec 31 2019 - 13:20

Trump’s tweet oozed out the day before The Hunt was pulled

Without seeing the movie, people have opinions on whether it was a right-wing or a left-wing

Sat Aug 17 2019 - 05:00

‘New suspect’ in Madeleine McCann disappearance

Portuguese detectives investigating paedophile in Portugal at time of McCann case

Sat May 04 2019 - 14:46

Netflix streams Madeleine McCann series after delays and disputes

Film about missing child case released amid speculation it failed to access key people

Fri Mar 15 2019 - 10:19

Key question for prospective presidents: are they fit to be let out?

Jennifer O’Connell: Race for the Áras is like the first round of ‘Ireland’s Got Talent’

Sat Sept 08 2018 - 06:00

‘It’s likely to be painful’: Madeleine McCann’s 10th anniversary

A decade of reporting without ‘conscience’ has persecuted the missing child’s parents

Sat Apr 29 2017 - 05:00

Madeleine McCann case: police follow ‘a significant line of inquiry’

Mother Kate McCann says the 10th anniversary is a ‘horrible marker of time, stolen time’

Wed Apr 26 2017 - 07:57

Madeleine McCann police funds extended for six months

Police want to speak to someone who was near area where child went missing

Sun Mar 12 2017 - 10:49

English and Welsh suicide rates at highest level for 15 years

Suicide remains leading cause of death for men aged between 20 and 32

Fri Feb 20 2015 - 01:00